Mattress Sheet Assembly

ABSTRACT

A mattress sheet assembly includes a bottom sheet including a top panel and a perimeter wall attached to and extending downwardly from the top panel. The perimeter wall has a bottom edge defining an opening for receiving a mattress. The top panel includes a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other. A top sheet has a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The first end edge is attached to the bottom sheet such that the top sheet is positionable on top of the top panel. The first end edge is positioned adjacent to the first edge of the top panel.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to mattress sheets and more particularly pertainsto a new mattress sheet for allowing quick and efficient making of abed.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a bottom sheet including a top panel and aperimeter wall attached to and extending downwardly from the top panel.The perimeter wall has a bottom edge defining an opening for receiving amattress. The top panel includes a first edge, a second edge, a thirdedge and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positionedopposite of each other. A top sheet has a first end edge, a second endedge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The first end edgeis attached to the bottom sheet such that the top sheet is positionableon top of the top panel. The first end edge is positioned adjacent tothe first edge of the top panel.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a mattress sheet assembly accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a broken, top perspective view of an embodiment of thedisclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new mattress sheet embodying the principles and concepts ofan embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the mattress sheet assembly 10generally comprises a bottom sheet 12 including a top panel 14 and aperimeter wall 16 that is attached to and extends downwardly from thetop panel 14. The perimeter wall 16 has a bottom edge 18 defining anopening configured for receiving a mattress 20. The bottom edge 18 mayinclude a resiliently stretchable material and thus define aconventional fitted sheet. The top panel 14 includes a first edge 22, asecond edge 24, a third edge 26 and a fourth edge 28 wherein the first22 and second 24 edges are positioned opposite of each other.

A top sheet 30 has a first end edge 32, a second end edge 34, a firstlateral edge 36 and a second lateral edge 38. The first end edge 32 isnon-removably attached to the bottom sheet 12 such that the top sheet 30is positionable on top of the top panel 14. The top sheet 30 may beattached to the bottom sheet 12 by stitching or other conventional clothcoupling means. The first end edge 32 is positioned adjacent to thefirst edge 22 of the top panel 14. Moreover, the top sheet 30 may have awidth from the first lateral edge 36 to the second lateral edge 38 whichis greater than a width of the top panel 14 from the third edge 26 tothe fourth edge 28. The top sheet 30 is positioned such that the firstlateral edge 36 hangs downwardly from the third edge 26 and the secondlateral edge 38 hangs downwardly from the fourth edge 28. The top sheet30 will have a length from the first end edge 32 to the second end edge34 being equal to or greater than 80% of the length from the first end22 to the second end 24 of the top panel 14.

A pillow case 40 is provided which comprises a sleeve 42 having an openend 44, a closed end 46 and a peripheral wall 48 extending between theopen 44 and closed 46 ends. The pillow case 40, top sheet 30 and bottomsheet 12 may all be comprised of a similar material which will typicallybe a cloth material. A coupler 50 releasably couples the pillow case 40to the top panel 14. The coupler 50 is positioned adjacent to the secondedge 24. As shown in the Figures, the coupler 50 may include matingmembers of snaps, though other couplings means such as hook and loopcouplers may be utilized. A fixed pillow case 40 may be utilized whereinthe pillow case 50 is sewn to the top panel 14. A conventional pillowmay be placed in the pillow case 50. As can be seen in the Figures, thepillow case 40 may actually include multiple pillow cases 50.

In use, the user of the assembly 10 places the bottom sheet 14 on themattress 20 in a conventional manner such that the perimeter wall 16extends downwardly around a periphery of the mattress 20. If the bottomedge 18 includes an elastic, resiliently stretchable material, then thebottom edge 18 may be allowed to move under the mattress 20 and urgedinwardly from the material. If the bottom edge 18 does not include anelastic, it is simply tucked under the mattress 20. The top sheet 30 isthen placed over the top panel 14 in its proper position. Because thetop sheet 30 is attached to the bottom sheet 12, the user doesn't haveto tuck in the top sheet 30 as well and the bed will be properly made.Likewise, the coupler 50 for the pillow case 40 ensures that the pillowis properly positioned.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A sheet assembly for facilitating efficient bed making, saidassembly comprising: a bottom sheet including a top panel and aperimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said toppanel, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge defining an openingconfigured for receiving a mattress, said top panel including a firstedge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein said firstand second edges are positioned opposite of each other; and a top sheethaving a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and asecond lateral edge, said first end edge being attached to said bottomsheet such that said top sheet is positionable on top of said top panel,said first end edge being positioned adjacent to said first edge of saidtop panel.
 2. The sheet assembly according to claim 1, wherein saidbottom edge includes a resiliently stretchable material.
 3. The sheetassembly according to claim 1, wherein said top sheet has a width fromsaid first lateral edge to said second lateral edge being greater than awidth of said top panel from said first edge to said second edge, saidtop sheet being positioned such that said first lateral edge hangsdownwardly from said third edge and said second lateral edge hangsdownwardly from said fourth edge.
 4. The sheet assembly according toclaim 1, further including: a pillow case comprising a sleeve having anopen end, a closed end and a peripheral wall extending between said openand closed ends; and a coupler releasably coupling said pillow case tosaid top panel, said coupler being positioned adjacent to said secondedge.
 5. A sheet assembly for facilitating efficient bed making, saidassembly comprising: a bottom sheet including a top panel and aperimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said toppanel, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge defining an openingconfigured for receiving a mattress, said bottom edge including aresiliently stretchable material, said top panel including a first edge,a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein said first andsecond edges are positioned opposite of each other; a top sheet having afirst end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a secondlateral edge, said first end edge being attached to said bottom sheetsuch that said top sheet is positionable on top of said top panel, saidfirst end edge being positioned adjacent to said first edge of said toppanel, said top sheet having a width from said first lateral edge tosaid second lateral edge being greater than a width of said top panelfrom said first edge to said second edge, said top sheet beingpositioned such that said first lateral edge hangs downwardly from saidthird edge and said second lateral edge hangs downwardly from saidfourth edge; a pillow case comprising a sleeve having an open end, aclosed end and a peripheral wall extending between said open and closedends; and a coupler releasably coupling said pillow case to said toppanel, said coupler being positioned adjacent to said second edge.